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Bakeries and dessert shops in Phelps County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Phelps County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,723 of 1,889 scored counties
#52 of 57 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $58.4M
- On food away from home · $3,368 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,247
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Phelps County is 26 (lower middle), #1,723 of 1,889 scored counties and #52 of 57 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Phelps County spend about $58.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,368 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.8M per shop, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 21 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Phelps County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 29%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Phelps County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,444 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $180K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Phelps County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Phelps County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Phelps County compares
The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the bakeries and dessert shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Phelps County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,444 | 1,913 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,368 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,396 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Phelps County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Population and households in Phelps County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,247+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,329
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,261
- Median home value
- $206,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,214
- Daytime population
- 46,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Phelps County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 93 | 7 | 3.1 | $13.2M | +11.4% | #6 of 1,889 |
| 2Christian County, MO | 85 | 18 | 5.1 | $7.8M | +8.3% | #46 of 1,889 |
| 3Jefferson County, MO | 81 | 51 | 5.8 | $6.9M | +2.7% | #73 of 1,889 |
| 4Newton County, MO | 80 | 12 | 5.4 | $6.6M | +6.1% | #87 of 1,889 |
| 5Cass County, MO | 79 | 28 | 6.5 | $6.5M | +7.1% | #100 of 1,889 |
| 6Callaway County, MO | 78 | 7 | 4.2 | $8.7M | +3.2% | #104 of 1,889 |
| 7Lawrence County, MO | 72 | 8 | 5.5 | $6.2M | +3.7% | #217 of 1,889 |
| 8Clay County, MO | 71 | 78 | 7.6 | $5.5M | +4.3% | #247 of 1,889 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 70 | 135 | 8.4 | $5.6M | +4.9% | #266 of 1,889 |
| 10Pettis County, MO | 67 | 10 | 5.9 | $5.7M | +2.9% | #334 of 1,889 |
| 52Phelps County, MO | 26 | 21 | 12.1 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #1,723 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Phelps County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza32
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops26
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Phelps County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 bakeries and dessert shops in Phelps County. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too.
How much do households in Phelps County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $58.4M a year, or $3,368 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,329 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Phelps County, MO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Phelps County has 12.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Phelps County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,444 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Phelps County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Phelps County at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Phelps County scores 26 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,723 of 1,889 scored counties.
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